Star Micronics 8 Series Printer User Manual


 
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Thenin thereportyoudecidetouseaproprietaryproductname,sowantto
nipouttograbthe@symbolonalegalcartridgefontyou’vealreadyloaded,
then returnto yourGermanset. Whenyourreport’salldone,youwantto
returntheprinterto its Roman-8default.
Herearc the commandsthatwilldo thejob for us:
<ESC>( OG
(youstartyourreporthere)
~ESC>( IU @
<ESC>( OG
(youfinishyourreporthere)
<ESC>( O@
Ifyouhadfinishedwith<ESC>( 3@theprinterwouldreturntoitsstandard
Courierfont:notjust itsRoman-8symbolset.
Spacing
If youspecifymonospaccdfor a font,eachcharacterprintswiththe same
width.Butif youspecifyproportionalspacingthedesignof eachcharacter
determinesits width.To definehow youwant your primaryfont spaced,
sendthiscommand:
<ESC>
(S /z P
in whichfor n youput O(zero)to get monospaced,
or 1 (one)to getproportionalspacing.
Ifyouspecifyproportionalspacingitdoesn’tmatterifyoualsospecifypitch,
becausespacingisa.higherpnorityfontattribute.Theprinterwilljustignore
thepitchrequest.
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